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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1919-08-21

The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1919-08-21

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NEWS-TIMES
VOL. I, NO. 19.
SUBSCRIPTION, 91.60 PER YEAR
AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919
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•••AND STONE CENTER OF THE WORLD"
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SIX-DAY MEET
CLOSED SUNDAY
CHAUTAUQUA DRAWS GOOD ATTENDANCE EACH DAY—COMMITTEE CLEARS NEAR $100.
SCHOOLS REOPEN SEPT. 2.
Plans Lsld for 1920 Meet—To Be Better Then Ever—Pagesnt 8un-
dsy Night Plessss.
The annual visit of the Lincoln
Chautauqua to Amherst eiiine to an
end Sunday evening, when a great
crowd witnessed the biblical pageant
given by tho children of the community and enjoyed the character portrayal of Robert U. Bowman, an urtlst in
his line.
The chautauqua was acomplete
success In every wny. While a few
considered It not as good as that of
a year ago, still there were numbers
on tho program to please everybody,
and interest In the meetings soemB in
creasing every year.
Thursday evening the Slmtr-Spring-
Holmes company v/on muny friends
by its excellent music. Friday night
the Kreldler grand opera players
received unanimous approval, und Saturday Daddy Groebecker's Saiss yod-
lers gave un entertainment particularly pleasing. The musical entertainments seem to please more thun
any others. General AzgapeUin Saturday night gave much information
concerning the wur and of c.oiditIons"
in Russia and the near east.
Assures Meet Next Year.
With practically all bills p:ild, the
local chautauqua committee believes
there will remain about $100 in the
treasury as it nucleus. This is the
best showing yet made since the chautauqua begun coming here.' A. Thursday night's meeting W. H. Schibley
successfully engineered the subscribing of over 400 tickets for next year'.*
meeting, uud guarantors Have been
Becured which moans next yerr's program will be on even a higher pluiie
than this year's.
Amherst's showing is even more
pleasing when It Is known that Lorain,
visited last week by the ltedputh
chautauqua, lost $641 on the week,
which the guarantors must make good.
Church Services in Tent.
A little out of the ordinary was the
holding of union church services at
the chautauqua tent last Sunday
morning. Rev. E. W. 8erl, superintendent of the chautauqua! preached
the sermon. Mrs. Ray Hearn, Mrs.
Newton Holzhauer, Ray Hearn and
H. B. Hurst comprised a quartet
which sang BS/veuU numbers.
One Session Only to Bs Held First
Dsy—Big Enrollment Looked For.
Children of school age will welcome
the announcement that the Amherst
schools will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 2,
the day fololwing Labor day. Hours
will be the same as last year, but on
the llrst day but one session will be
held, during the morning. At this
session the children will get Instructions regarding books, etc., and will
come back Wednesday morning ready
for business.
it is announced that books will be
on sale at the school after Friday of
next week.
Superintendent Powers, who haq
Just returned from New York, will be
In attendance next week at the annua!
county nistltute held at Klyria. There
are possibly to be some changes in
the school curriculum, but announcement to that effect is not ready to be
made as yet. The recent approval of
the 2-mlll extra tax levy will make it
possible to do something In the way
of strengthening some of the weak
spots at the local school.
Total enrollment this yern
pected to reach record figures.
TO NAME OFFICERS AND START
IMPROVEMENT COMPANY PLANS
STARTING ACTIVE WORK
IN NEAR FUTURE.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ROSIE.
is ex-
AMHERST A. C. FOOTBALL
TEAM ORGANIZED TUE8DAY
""le Amherst A. 0, football team
he.d a meeting for the purpose of organizing Tuesday night, IA emmbers
being present. The following officers
were elected: Coach, Albert Kreeger;
manager, M. B. Schaeffer; treasurer,
William Ehrtnun;, scretary, Wilbur
Holl.
. The boys are confident of putting a
strong team In the Held this year, as
several of the old stars are back and
aching to pluy again; there is ajso
some excellent new material.
Pains were started for a dance to
be given In the near future, and everyone is promised a good time if they
will turn out. There is no doubt but
that the team will have a successful
season if It can get a little support
from the fans.
START NEW STORY
IN TjllS ISSUE
"THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSON8"
GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL,
CH08EN FOR READER8.
With groat pride Tho NewH-TImes
presents in this issue the first Installment Of "The Magnificent Amber-
sons" the greatest success in many
seasons. This book would cost $1.35
or more if purchased at a book store,
but News-Times reuders get It free,
in big, generous installments each
week. While the expense of securing
a story of this class for a weekly paper Is no smull Item, still wo believe
there's nothing too good for the people here.
"The Magnificent Ambersons" Is
claimed by many critics to be the
long awaited "great American novel."
Its writer, Booth Tarklngton, is famous for his "Seventeen" and "Penrod"
novels, and is a full-blooded and true
Ameircan, knowing American life and
character as only a native American
can know them. Moreover he has a
charm of style and a power of expression which have endeared him to the
reading public.
Booth Tarklngton aws awarded the
Joseph Pulitzer $1,000 prise for this
storv, said by the Judges to be "the
American novel published during the
last year which best presents the
wholesome atmosphere of American
manners and manhood."
it is a groat story. Read the first
installment this week, and you'll be
waiting for each future Issue.
Two or Three Houses to Be Completed by Winter—Meeting of
Stockholders Soon.
E. W. Gault was a Lorain business
visitor Wednesday.
While on the surface there has apparently been "little doing" In the affairs of the Amherst Impovrement
Co., recently organized, there has
been some good work done, nnd within a few weeks It will be in evidence.
It was said Tuesday that within a
week or two a meeting of the stockholders will be called, officers und
executive board elected, and reports
made. While nothing of an official
nature was given out, it is known that
several lots have either been pur-
cbused *>r optioned, and once organization Is effected, the building of two
or three houses will be started and
rushed to completion before cold
weather sets in.
Stock In the Improvement company
to a substantial amount has been sub
scrlbed--enough to insure its success
from the start. Applications for homes
have been made by several substantial
families, and with the scarcity of
homes, any number can be built and
disposed of the minute they are completed.
One Project Completed.
The first project on hand by t.ie Improvement company wus the repairing and equipping ot the Lattin Co.
factory building on Mill uvenue. This
operation has been completed to the
satisfaction of everybody concerned,
and the garment concern is now in
operation, witli prospects of steady increase in size of force and in business.
With the return of Jacob Baus, one
of the temporary officers of the improvement company, from his vacation, the remainder of tho stock will
bo subscribed, and work ulroady planned will be gone ahead with with a
vengeance.
Many Friends Psy Respects at Services Held Monday at Home
Funeral services, conducted by Rev.
Kyle Booth, were held Monday after
noon for Mrs. Agnes Roele, belo-ed
wife of Donald Rosle, secretary of the
Blum & Delbrldge Co., who passed
away last Friday after a sxi weeks'
| illness. The home was completely
filled with relatives and friends of the
deceased. Members of Ihe local K. &.
L. of B„ of which Mrs. Itosie was a
member, attended In a body. She was
also a member of the Congregational
church, and the Lorain lodge. Daughters of Scotland. Mutiy beautiful
floral designs Whit been sent to the
home, completely surround lng the
casket.
The pallbearers were J. II. Uilinan,
W. A. Miller, William Bnnie, Kobert
Murray, James Skinner of Amherst,
and William Foreman of Cleveland.
Interment was In Crown Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Rosie was born in Scotland,
and had been a. resident of Amherst
the last nine years. Surviving ure
her husband and three children. Anna,
Alexandria and Donald. The bereaved
family has the sympathy of a host of
friends.
DIAMOND JUBILEE AT
WAKEMAN CHURCH
Diainnod jubilee services will be
held at the Second Congregational
church at Wakeman, hio, August 30
and 31. The church was organized in
1844 with 22 members; its membership now is 301, and the church building is a handsome structure.
Many former pastors will return
for the jubilee services, and extremely interesting programs hate been arranged tor tbe two days.
REGIMENTAL 8ERGEANT MAJOR
HAMEL RECEIVE8 DISCHARGE
Misses Helen and Olive Heller spent
the week end In Akron, Ohio with Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Hedormann, formerly
Miss Jessie Klmmel of this place.
AS WATERS FLOW BV
We have with us again one of Amherst's well known young men, Claude
Hamel, who has been In service from
the breaking off of diplomatic relations with Germany.
Mr. Hamel enlisted in the II. S. Marine corps at the outbreak ot the wur
and remained in that branch until his
discharge Aug. 13. He brings with
him the commission ot regimental
sorgeant major of the 5th regiment,
2nd division, something to be proud
of. He lias been on French, Belgian,
Italian, Luxemburg and other buttle
fronts, and wus in five different battles: Toulon, March 17 to 31, 1918;
Aisne defensive, April 4 and 5, 1918;
Chateau-Thierry, June 6 to July 8,
1918; Alsne-Naine offensive, July 17
to 28, 1918.
November 15 he marched with the
allied forces to the Rhine, and became a member of the army ot occupation from Dec. 15 to July 19, l'Jl'J.
Mr. Hamel returned from overseas on
the U. S. S. George Washington Aug.
13 and arrived home last Friday
morning.
TRACK MEET
FOR BOYS
DEATH CALLS PIONEER.
Mrs.
F. M. Barnes, 79 Years Old", Dies
Monday—Funeral Today.
WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
2:30 P. M. AT BRANDT'S
PARK.
AT
Meet Open to Boys of Amherst,
Brownhelm snd Henrietta Townships—Nine Events.
LOTS OF NAME8 THROWN OFF
OUR SUBSCRIPTION LI8T
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We hated like thunder to do it, but
It Just naturally "had to be did."
After giving full and detailed warning, several weeks ago, and several
times in succession, The News-Times
this week cut off its subscription list
about 30 names—subscribers who arc
not paid In advance, or who gave evidence of no desire to keep paid up
anywhere near to date.
Because of excessive cost of paper,
ink, labor and everything which enters Into printing a newspaper, we
cannot afford to Bend the paper free
to anyone. One paper wouldn't make
much difference, but it doesn't, take
muny to mount up to a considerable
sum of money.
We expect, probably, that many
will miss the regular visits of this little sheet, and rake it a point to pay
up within the" next week or two.
They'll be welcomed back to the
happy family with almost as much
eclat as was the prodigal son.
MANY ORDERS FOR
GOVERNMENT FOOD
P08TOFFICE ACTS AS RETAILER
OF ARMY FOOD SUPPLIES-
AMOUNT LIMITED.
Local postoffice officiall bad their
time pretty well occupied the first
three days of the week, Aug. is to 20,
d.irlng which period they jotted down
orders from Amherst citizens for a
generous quantity of Uncle Sam's ar-
my food supplies. While little publicity hud been given the sale, many persons were on hand. I'rlce lists were
posted in the office, but postnge on
all articles ordered must be paid from
the warehouse in Chicago, amounting
to C cents for the first pound and 2
cents for each' additional pound.
The price of the articles ordered,
together with the required postage,
was paid in advance. Delivery is to
be made as soon as the goods can bo
shipped from the warehouse.
While the sale was part of a nationwide attempt tjn'tl.c part of the government to bring down prices, many
Amherst residents have been skeptical, figuring thn postage would Just
about eat up any saving. Some ordered out of curiosity, uud many in
hopes of actually saving some money.
Food Profiteering Here?
It is ilillieitlt to find any out-and-out
cases of profiteering in food supplies
locally. Prices are woefully high,
however, though not particularly higher than surrounding towns.
Mayor Foster lias been quizzed by
county officials as to whether there la
any hoarding or profiteering here, but
told them he knew of none. Sugar is
being sold within the governmen'
price limit by all local dealers.
Only the normal quantity of supplies are in storage at the plant of
the Amherst Cold Storage Co., it is
said.
Asked whether Amherst could secure a carload of government food
supplies for sale at retail, the mayor
said only the larger cities have access
to supplies for such purpose, the
smaller towns having to be content
with buying through the postoffice,
and even then the quantity is limited.
Next Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock there will be a track and Held
meet for boys at Brandt's park. For
boys 12 to 15 years of age there will
be nine special events as follows: 75
yard dash; 100 yard dash; 220 yard
dash; 440 yard dash; high jump;
broad Jump; hop step nnd -jump; Sib.
shot put; half mile relay race.
Other events for older and younger
boys will be held so far as time permits. A cage ball—a large inflated
ball, three feet in diameter-will Le
on hand for use.
The distances for the races will be
accurately measured, and the time
will be taken by a stop watch to i
lll'th of a second. The meet will enable the boys to learn Just how fast
they can run, and give them an opportunity to compare their ability
with that of other boys of Lorain
county, und with the general standards for boys of their age and weight.
Meet Open to Three Townships.
The meet is open to boys of Am
berst, Brownhelm and Henrietta
townships. It Is held under the au-
spicos of the Amherst Boys' Work
committee.
Similar meets are to be held at
vurious convenient points throughout
the county during this month. II I).
Kugg, C'ounty Y. M. C. A. secretary,
Is in general charge.
NEW
WHEAT 8TANDARD8
CONFUSING TO GROWERS
NOTICE TO GAS CONSUMERS OF AMHERST
Oil account of making necessary
repairs to main regulator valve, tbe
gas will be shut off Sunday, Aug. 24,
at 9 a. in. We expect to have the repairs completed In about four hours,
when gas will be turned on again.
Please govern yourself accordingly.
THE LOGAN NATURAL GAS &
FUBL CO.
JOHN H. FRITZ, Local Mgr.
CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES.
Services at the Congregational
church will be held as usual Sunday.
Rev. Kyle Booth will take as his subject tor the morning sevriees, "Prophetic Preachment." His evening
I subject will be "The Value of Religl-
|ous Experiences."
NEW BOOK8 AT THE LIBRARY.
Book of Knowledge, 20 vol.
Alcott—"Jo's Boys."
Anderson—"Fairy TaleB."
Bacheller—"Light lu the Clearing."
Connor—"Sky Pilot in No Man's
Land."
Oilman "Women and Economics."
Hughes—"The Cup of Fury."
Ibanez—"The' Four Horsemen of the
ApoculypBC."
London— "The Sea Wolf."
Porter "Dawn."
Porter—"Road to Understanding."
aVn Dyke—"The Valley of Vision."
In addition to these books, the Am
hesrt library hus been presented with
a Universal Atlas of the World, and
an Atlas of Lorain County by Mrs.
John Werner, Sr., books the library
had vainly tried to secure for the last
several months. Mrs. Werner's gift
is much appreciated.
Gifts of worth while books are always welcomed by the library officiate.
While conducting a series of wheat
grading meetings over Lorain county
where the methods of determining
grades of wheat were demonstrated
according to rules and regulations of
the United States Grain corporation,
County Agent Howard Rogers was
confronted with innumerable questions relative to grading and marketing the wheat crop. For the benefit
of the growers not having attctule 1
these meetings a discussion of the
things attracting most attention is
given herewith.
Grades, Weights and Prices.
According to the official classification for grading wheal, No. 1 wheat
must weigh not less than 60 pounds
per measured bushel; No. 2 wheat
must weigh not less than 58 pounds,
und No. .'! wheat not less than 56
pounds per measured bushel. The
amount of moisture, smut, rye, etc.,
must also be within certain limits
within these grades.
The price to be paid for No. 2 wheat
shall be 3 cents per bushel less than
for No. 1 and the price for No. 3 shall
be 4 cents leas than for No. 2, or 7
cents less than for No. 1.
Test and Bushel Defined.
With these new standards it occurred to many growers that was not
a fair way of marketing their wheat.
It seemed strange to some that they
were required to give 60 pounds for
u bushol when their wheat tested but
at! pounds. Wheat is sold by weight
aud 60 pounds are required for the
legul bushel. The test of wheat 1b an
indication of its quality. Wheat which
testb 56 pounds to the measured bushel will not produce as much flour as
wheat which tests 60 pounds per
measured bushel. The ihgher the test
the better the quality and the larger
the quantity of flour, and tho higher
the price paid.
The producer who soils wheat that
tests 5ti must give a larger bulk of his
wheat tor a bushel than the grower
whose; wheat tests 60. Both give the
same number of pounds, however, but
tho latter gives wheat of better quality and hence should receive a higher
price. The test of wheat, is un indication of its quality; the higher the
test the higher its quality. Wheat Is
tested by measure to determine Its
grade or quality and sold by the bushel, which means 60 pounds, regardless
of what it measures.
Kiineiiii services for Mrs'.. F. M.
Barnes, 79 years old, who passed away
Monday night at the local hospital,
were set for this afternoon at 2
o'elock at the Methodist church, Rev.
Black, former pastor, conducting. Interment was to be in Middle Kidge
cemetery.
Mrs. flames had been III for almost
a year. Three weeks ago she became
critically III, and was removed to the
hospital. For ninny years she lived
on the Middle Rldgo, but upon the
death of her husband and daughter,
moved to Amherst and made her
home with Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Jenne.
Surviving are two half-brothers,
Horace Collier of Klyria and M. C.
lleinis ot Lorain, und throe nieces.
Mrs. A. R. Tolhurst and Mrs. W. II.
Jenne of Amherst and Mrs. Albert
Lowe of Cleveland.
LATTIN COMPANY GTES GOING.
About a dozen girlu are now employed at tbe H. A. Lattin Co. factory
on Mill avenue. Girls are being added gradually, and production is now
on the up-grade.
Some difficulty has been experienced in completing the sewer which will
serve the property, quicksand having
' een encountered, but It is hoped to
complete It within a short time.
ROTH FAMILY GETS
HELP FROM FRIENDS
BENEFITS PLANNED—FUNERAL
OF FIRE VICTIM ATTENDED
BY MANY.
Friends and well wishers of the
Louis Roth family of South Amherst
during the last week have come to
the assistance of the stricken family
In splendid manner. (Sifts of money,
furniture and clothing have, been
pouring Into the town hall in an endless stream, and even now continue.
Money and articles of clothing have
come from points at some distance,
and every effort has been made to
make the scattered family as comfortable us circumstances will allow.
Two truck loads of furniture and
supplies were delivered Tuesday to
the family by Mayor Foster, the Amherst Furniture Co. trucks being used.
At the chautauqua services alst
Sunday morning the collection was
turned over to the Roth family. It
amounted to over $65. This coming
Sunday a benefit ball game at South
Amherst is expected to add a considerable sum to that already given.
Funeral of Daughter.
Funeral esrvlces for Alice, the 13-
year old daughter who was fatally
burned in the Are which destroyed
the Roth home, were held last Thursday afternoon from the home ot Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gasser, and aervlces
also were held ut tho South Amherst
Congregational church. The building
was filled with relatives aud friends,
but the mother was unable to be present, huving been severely burned in
the conflagration while attempting to
save the children from the flames.
The casket was surrounded with flor-
al offerings, llev. Steiner conducted
the services, with interment in Efer-
green cemetery.
In udditlon to the survivors mentioned lust week, another daughter,
20 years old. employed in Elyria, survives.
While the land on which the burned
home stood is owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Roth, it ia not believed they will again
build a home there. The house was
totally destroyed, a pile of coal' in
the basement still smoldering. A
metal bunk, lilted with silver coins,
wus found intact, but the money wus
melted into a solid mass.
COONCIL IN
LONG SESSION
PUZZLING PROBLEMS UP—C. A 8.
W. FARE QUESTION STILL
UN8ETTLED.
BENEFIT BASEBALL GAME
SUNDAY AT SOUTH AMHER8T
At the South Amherst ball grounds
Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2:30 p. m. a benefit baseball game will be staged for
the Louis Roth family, which suffered
so terribly lu the recent lire which
destroyed their home an dcaused the
death of the 13 year old daughter,
Alice. The contestlgn teams will be
the Elyria Moose and the South Amherst Tigers, and a battle royal is in
prospect. All the proceeds will go to
the Roth family, and a large crowd
should be present.
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.
The Amherst City bund is to give
another of its popular band concerts
this evening at the square, the following program having been arranged:
March, "Democracy" (Beyer).
Overture, "Debutante (Meyers).
Serenade, "Heurt's Desire" (Schu-
munn).
March, "Kemper Cadet" (Harris).
Selection, "Operatic Gems" (l)al-
bey).
March, "Live Wire" (l)elvecho).
"Star Spangled Haulier."
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Miss Edna Heller has just returned
from a two week's .vacation visit at
Battle Creek, Mich. x
WANTED—Board and room ni same
house by one, two or more men.
Address Boa A, News office. 21-28
INFANT SON DIE8.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic
church, Rev. Fr. Sheffield conducting,
for the 4 months' old son ot Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Zuzula of South Ambers'.
who passed away Friday morning. Interment was in St. Joseph's cemetery.
GIRL WANTED. Apply at George
Brothers Ice Cream Parlor.
Old Sewer in Ehrman Lot Creates Interesting Question—Other Matters of Importance.
In a long und tiresome session the
village council Tuesday evening was
confronted hy several puzzling questions, some or which were thoroughly
threshed out, others deferred for future consideration.
The first one was brought up by
William Khrmiin. On his recently
purchased lot. on which he Is about
to erect a new home, after digging
about If inches for his celler, the
workmen discovered un I inch sewer
pipe running squurely across the site.
A seurch of old records und questioning of former village officials disclosed that the sewer drains an entire
district around the Clevelund avenue
cemetery. In years gone by then-
was un open ditch which carried away
the storm water, but afterward the
sewer pipe was laid and the ditch
filled. Who must pay for moving the
pipe, and where to move It were discussed, but no decision reached. Provided other adjacent property owners
do not object, it was the sense of the
council that tho pipe be dug up uud
reluld, running uround back of the
proposed site for the house. It will
cost somewhere in the neighborhood
of $100 to do this.
Kven then, the problem is not solved, because if other cellars are dug
In adjacent lots, the sume sewer pipe
will be struck. Mr. Khrman, however,
wishes to go ahead with his building,
and whatever Is done must be donu
at once.
Fare Raise Up.
The question of the request of C. A
S. W. officials for u raise in price of
commutation tickets between Amherst
und Lorain from 7 12 to 12 1-2 cents
brought ulmut considerable discussion.
The city solicitor, J. J. Stnythe, believed it was not up to the council at
this time to grant uny increase, but
if it must come, un effort should be
made to secure concessions from the
railway company in the way of better service, better cars, and in other
particulars where Amherst is getting
the worst of the deal. The council
expressed itself as against a raise
greater than to 10 cents, und then
only If improvement., In service can
he secured.
The matter will be threshed out
next Tuesday evening, when railway
officials will be invited to be present.
Protests Against Bicycle Ordinance.
0, E Hurlbut, who gets arrested
every few dayB for riding a bicycle
on the sidewalk, contrary to the ordinance, but us he says, in a careful
and sane manner, protested to the
council against the ulleged unfair enforcement of the ordinance. He said
it is impossible not to ride on the
sldowalk because the west side orad
is impossible to ride in. and his stand
found support among memebrs of the
SCOTCH. At u recent meeting, however, the council decided it wanted
the ordinance enforced strictly. Now
tho ordinance committee will decide
just how it wishes the ordinance enforced, and the marshall will be Instructed accordingly.
Councilman O. 11. Baker brought
up several mutters of importance. He
believed there should be a water tap
or two in the cemeteries, so lot owners would not huve to carry water in
order to keep flowers and shrubbery
growing.
Fred Holzhauer has asked the council to fix his lot line. The council decided it could do nothing Inn instruct
him to build bis fence where the deed
says the lot line should be. This, however, will leave a three-cornered plot
of land ut the corner ot East aud
Cross streets which seems to have no
owner.
Five of six loads of lake gravel will
be purchased with which to repair
tho west side and North Main streets.
Lake gravel Is now available at certain points along tbe shore.
A piece of ground not far from
town und near the road, is said to be
available for use us a city dump. The
committee will look it over.
It was reported the village tax
money will be on hand within u few
days. It is very welcome.
The street conuuisaiouer's report
was read. Bills will be paid, also.
Council adjourend ut 10:30.
GOES TO SYRIA TO GET BRIDE.
Ellas Abraham, young Amherst
Syrian with two of his countrymen,
left Monday for Now York, from
which port they will embark on a ship
bound for Syria. Mr. Abraham says
he will bring a wito back with him
withiu a few months It is said she
refused to make the journey alone,
but is perfectly willing to come provided she is with her husband.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank tbe amny kind
friends, neighbors and societies who
so greatly assisted us during our re
oent bereavement, in the loss ot our
beloved wife and mother.
DONALD ROSIE AND FAMILY.
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NEWS-TIMES
VOL. I, NO. 19.
SUBSCRIPTION, 91.60 PER YEAR
AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919
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SIX-DAY MEET
CLOSED SUNDAY
CHAUTAUQUA DRAWS GOOD ATTENDANCE EACH DAY—COMMITTEE CLEARS NEAR $100.
SCHOOLS REOPEN SEPT. 2.
Plans Lsld for 1920 Meet—To Be Better Then Ever—Pagesnt 8un-
dsy Night Plessss.
The annual visit of the Lincoln
Chautauqua to Amherst eiiine to an
end Sunday evening, when a great
crowd witnessed the biblical pageant
given by tho children of the community and enjoyed the character portrayal of Robert U. Bowman, an urtlst in
his line.
The chautauqua was acomplete
success In every wny. While a few
considered It not as good as that of
a year ago, still there were numbers
on tho program to please everybody,
and interest In the meetings soemB in
creasing every year.
Thursday evening the Slmtr-Spring-
Holmes company v/on muny friends
by its excellent music. Friday night
the Kreldler grand opera players
received unanimous approval, und Saturday Daddy Groebecker's Saiss yod-
lers gave un entertainment particularly pleasing. The musical entertainments seem to please more thun
any others. General AzgapeUin Saturday night gave much information
concerning the wur and of c.oiditIons"
in Russia and the near east.
Assures Meet Next Year.
With practically all bills p:ild, the
local chautauqua committee believes
there will remain about $100 in the
treasury as it nucleus. This is the
best showing yet made since the chautauqua begun coming here.' A. Thursday night's meeting W. H. Schibley
successfully engineered the subscribing of over 400 tickets for next year'.*
meeting, uud guarantors Have been
Becured which moans next yerr's program will be on even a higher pluiie
than this year's.
Amherst's showing is even more
pleasing when It Is known that Lorain,
visited last week by the ltedputh
chautauqua, lost $641 on the week,
which the guarantors must make good.
Church Services in Tent.
A little out of the ordinary was the
holding of union church services at
the chautauqua tent last Sunday
morning. Rev. E. W. 8erl, superintendent of the chautauqua! preached
the sermon. Mrs. Ray Hearn, Mrs.
Newton Holzhauer, Ray Hearn and
H. B. Hurst comprised a quartet
which sang BS/veuU numbers.
One Session Only to Bs Held First
Dsy—Big Enrollment Looked For.
Children of school age will welcome
the announcement that the Amherst
schools will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 2,
the day fololwing Labor day. Hours
will be the same as last year, but on
the llrst day but one session will be
held, during the morning. At this
session the children will get Instructions regarding books, etc., and will
come back Wednesday morning ready
for business.
it is announced that books will be
on sale at the school after Friday of
next week.
Superintendent Powers, who haq
Just returned from New York, will be
In attendance next week at the annua!
county nistltute held at Klyria. There
are possibly to be some changes in
the school curriculum, but announcement to that effect is not ready to be
made as yet. The recent approval of
the 2-mlll extra tax levy will make it
possible to do something In the way
of strengthening some of the weak
spots at the local school.
Total enrollment this yern
pected to reach record figures.
TO NAME OFFICERS AND START
IMPROVEMENT COMPANY PLANS
STARTING ACTIVE WORK
IN NEAR FUTURE.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ROSIE.
is ex-
AMHERST A. C. FOOTBALL
TEAM ORGANIZED TUE8DAY
""le Amherst A. 0, football team
he.d a meeting for the purpose of organizing Tuesday night, IA emmbers
being present. The following officers
were elected: Coach, Albert Kreeger;
manager, M. B. Schaeffer; treasurer,
William Ehrtnun;, scretary, Wilbur
Holl.
. The boys are confident of putting a
strong team In the Held this year, as
several of the old stars are back and
aching to pluy again; there is ajso
some excellent new material.
Pains were started for a dance to
be given In the near future, and everyone is promised a good time if they
will turn out. There is no doubt but
that the team will have a successful
season if It can get a little support
from the fans.
START NEW STORY
IN TjllS ISSUE
"THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSON8"
GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL,
CH08EN FOR READER8.
With groat pride Tho NewH-TImes
presents in this issue the first Installment Of "The Magnificent Amber-
sons" the greatest success in many
seasons. This book would cost $1.35
or more if purchased at a book store,
but News-Times reuders get It free,
in big, generous installments each
week. While the expense of securing
a story of this class for a weekly paper Is no smull Item, still wo believe
there's nothing too good for the people here.
"The Magnificent Ambersons" Is
claimed by many critics to be the
long awaited "great American novel."
Its writer, Booth Tarklngton, is famous for his "Seventeen" and "Penrod"
novels, and is a full-blooded and true
Ameircan, knowing American life and
character as only a native American
can know them. Moreover he has a
charm of style and a power of expression which have endeared him to the
reading public.
Booth Tarklngton aws awarded the
Joseph Pulitzer $1,000 prise for this
storv, said by the Judges to be "the
American novel published during the
last year which best presents the
wholesome atmosphere of American
manners and manhood."
it is a groat story. Read the first
installment this week, and you'll be
waiting for each future Issue.
Two or Three Houses to Be Completed by Winter—Meeting of
Stockholders Soon.
E. W. Gault was a Lorain business
visitor Wednesday.
While on the surface there has apparently been "little doing" In the affairs of the Amherst Impovrement
Co., recently organized, there has
been some good work done, nnd within a few weeks It will be in evidence.
It was said Tuesday that within a
week or two a meeting of the stockholders will be called, officers und
executive board elected, and reports
made. While nothing of an official
nature was given out, it is known that
several lots have either been pur-
cbused *>r optioned, and once organization Is effected, the building of two
or three houses will be started and
rushed to completion before cold
weather sets in.
Stock In the Improvement company
to a substantial amount has been sub
scrlbed--enough to insure its success
from the start. Applications for homes
have been made by several substantial
families, and with the scarcity of
homes, any number can be built and
disposed of the minute they are completed.
One Project Completed.
The first project on hand by t.ie Improvement company wus the repairing and equipping ot the Lattin Co.
factory building on Mill uvenue. This
operation has been completed to the
satisfaction of everybody concerned,
and the garment concern is now in
operation, witli prospects of steady increase in size of force and in business.
With the return of Jacob Baus, one
of the temporary officers of the improvement company, from his vacation, the remainder of tho stock will
bo subscribed, and work ulroady planned will be gone ahead with with a
vengeance.
Many Friends Psy Respects at Services Held Monday at Home
Funeral services, conducted by Rev.
Kyle Booth, were held Monday after
noon for Mrs. Agnes Roele, belo-ed
wife of Donald Rosle, secretary of the
Blum & Delbrldge Co., who passed
away last Friday after a sxi weeks'
| illness. The home was completely
filled with relatives and friends of the
deceased. Members of Ihe local K. &.
L. of B„ of which Mrs. Itosie was a
member, attended In a body. She was
also a member of the Congregational
church, and the Lorain lodge. Daughters of Scotland. Mutiy beautiful
floral designs Whit been sent to the
home, completely surround lng the
casket.
The pallbearers were J. II. Uilinan,
W. A. Miller, William Bnnie, Kobert
Murray, James Skinner of Amherst,
and William Foreman of Cleveland.
Interment was In Crown Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Rosie was born in Scotland,
and had been a. resident of Amherst
the last nine years. Surviving ure
her husband and three children. Anna,
Alexandria and Donald. The bereaved
family has the sympathy of a host of
friends.
DIAMOND JUBILEE AT
WAKEMAN CHURCH
Diainnod jubilee services will be
held at the Second Congregational
church at Wakeman, hio, August 30
and 31. The church was organized in
1844 with 22 members; its membership now is 301, and the church building is a handsome structure.
Many former pastors will return
for the jubilee services, and extremely interesting programs hate been arranged tor tbe two days.
REGIMENTAL 8ERGEANT MAJOR
HAMEL RECEIVE8 DISCHARGE
Misses Helen and Olive Heller spent
the week end In Akron, Ohio with Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Hedormann, formerly
Miss Jessie Klmmel of this place.
AS WATERS FLOW BV
We have with us again one of Amherst's well known young men, Claude
Hamel, who has been In service from
the breaking off of diplomatic relations with Germany.
Mr. Hamel enlisted in the II. S. Marine corps at the outbreak ot the wur
and remained in that branch until his
discharge Aug. 13. He brings with
him the commission ot regimental
sorgeant major of the 5th regiment,
2nd division, something to be proud
of. He lias been on French, Belgian,
Italian, Luxemburg and other buttle
fronts, and wus in five different battles: Toulon, March 17 to 31, 1918;
Aisne defensive, April 4 and 5, 1918;
Chateau-Thierry, June 6 to July 8,
1918; Alsne-Naine offensive, July 17
to 28, 1918.
November 15 he marched with the
allied forces to the Rhine, and became a member of the army ot occupation from Dec. 15 to July 19, l'Jl'J.
Mr. Hamel returned from overseas on
the U. S. S. George Washington Aug.
13 and arrived home last Friday
morning.
TRACK MEET
FOR BOYS
DEATH CALLS PIONEER.
Mrs.
F. M. Barnes, 79 Years Old", Dies
Monday—Funeral Today.
WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
2:30 P. M. AT BRANDT'S
PARK.
AT
Meet Open to Boys of Amherst,
Brownhelm snd Henrietta Townships—Nine Events.
LOTS OF NAME8 THROWN OFF
OUR SUBSCRIPTION LI8T
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We hated like thunder to do it, but
It Just naturally "had to be did."
After giving full and detailed warning, several weeks ago, and several
times in succession, The News-Times
this week cut off its subscription list
about 30 names—subscribers who arc
not paid In advance, or who gave evidence of no desire to keep paid up
anywhere near to date.
Because of excessive cost of paper,
ink, labor and everything which enters Into printing a newspaper, we
cannot afford to Bend the paper free
to anyone. One paper wouldn't make
much difference, but it doesn't, take
muny to mount up to a considerable
sum of money.
We expect, probably, that many
will miss the regular visits of this little sheet, and rake it a point to pay
up within the" next week or two.
They'll be welcomed back to the
happy family with almost as much
eclat as was the prodigal son.
MANY ORDERS FOR
GOVERNMENT FOOD
P08TOFFICE ACTS AS RETAILER
OF ARMY FOOD SUPPLIES-
AMOUNT LIMITED.
Local postoffice officiall bad their
time pretty well occupied the first
three days of the week, Aug. is to 20,
d.irlng which period they jotted down
orders from Amherst citizens for a
generous quantity of Uncle Sam's ar-
my food supplies. While little publicity hud been given the sale, many persons were on hand. I'rlce lists were
posted in the office, but postnge on
all articles ordered must be paid from
the warehouse in Chicago, amounting
to C cents for the first pound and 2
cents for each' additional pound.
The price of the articles ordered,
together with the required postage,
was paid in advance. Delivery is to
be made as soon as the goods can bo
shipped from the warehouse.
While the sale was part of a nationwide attempt tjn'tl.c part of the government to bring down prices, many
Amherst residents have been skeptical, figuring thn postage would Just
about eat up any saving. Some ordered out of curiosity, uud many in
hopes of actually saving some money.
Food Profiteering Here?
It is ilillieitlt to find any out-and-out
cases of profiteering in food supplies
locally. Prices are woefully high,
however, though not particularly higher than surrounding towns.
Mayor Foster lias been quizzed by
county officials as to whether there la
any hoarding or profiteering here, but
told them he knew of none. Sugar is
being sold within the governmen'
price limit by all local dealers.
Only the normal quantity of supplies are in storage at the plant of
the Amherst Cold Storage Co., it is
said.
Asked whether Amherst could secure a carload of government food
supplies for sale at retail, the mayor
said only the larger cities have access
to supplies for such purpose, the
smaller towns having to be content
with buying through the postoffice,
and even then the quantity is limited.
Next Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock there will be a track and Held
meet for boys at Brandt's park. For
boys 12 to 15 years of age there will
be nine special events as follows: 75
yard dash; 100 yard dash; 220 yard
dash; 440 yard dash; high jump;
broad Jump; hop step nnd -jump; Sib.
shot put; half mile relay race.
Other events for older and younger
boys will be held so far as time permits. A cage ball—a large inflated
ball, three feet in diameter-will Le
on hand for use.
The distances for the races will be
accurately measured, and the time
will be taken by a stop watch to i
lll'th of a second. The meet will enable the boys to learn Just how fast
they can run, and give them an opportunity to compare their ability
with that of other boys of Lorain
county, und with the general standards for boys of their age and weight.
Meet Open to Three Townships.
The meet is open to boys of Am
berst, Brownhelm and Henrietta
townships. It Is held under the au-
spicos of the Amherst Boys' Work
committee.
Similar meets are to be held at
vurious convenient points throughout
the county during this month. II I).
Kugg, C'ounty Y. M. C. A. secretary,
Is in general charge.
NEW
WHEAT 8TANDARD8
CONFUSING TO GROWERS
NOTICE TO GAS CONSUMERS OF AMHERST
Oil account of making necessary
repairs to main regulator valve, tbe
gas will be shut off Sunday, Aug. 24,
at 9 a. in. We expect to have the repairs completed In about four hours,
when gas will be turned on again.
Please govern yourself accordingly.
THE LOGAN NATURAL GAS &
FUBL CO.
JOHN H. FRITZ, Local Mgr.
CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES.
Services at the Congregational
church will be held as usual Sunday.
Rev. Kyle Booth will take as his subject tor the morning sevriees, "Prophetic Preachment." His evening
I subject will be "The Value of Religl-
|ous Experiences."
NEW BOOK8 AT THE LIBRARY.
Book of Knowledge, 20 vol.
Alcott—"Jo's Boys."
Anderson—"Fairy TaleB."
Bacheller—"Light lu the Clearing."
Connor—"Sky Pilot in No Man's
Land."
Oilman "Women and Economics."
Hughes—"The Cup of Fury."
Ibanez—"The' Four Horsemen of the
ApoculypBC."
London— "The Sea Wolf."
Porter "Dawn."
Porter—"Road to Understanding."
aVn Dyke—"The Valley of Vision."
In addition to these books, the Am
hesrt library hus been presented with
a Universal Atlas of the World, and
an Atlas of Lorain County by Mrs.
John Werner, Sr., books the library
had vainly tried to secure for the last
several months. Mrs. Werner's gift
is much appreciated.
Gifts of worth while books are always welcomed by the library officiate.
While conducting a series of wheat
grading meetings over Lorain county
where the methods of determining
grades of wheat were demonstrated
according to rules and regulations of
the United States Grain corporation,
County Agent Howard Rogers was
confronted with innumerable questions relative to grading and marketing the wheat crop. For the benefit
of the growers not having attctule 1
these meetings a discussion of the
things attracting most attention is
given herewith.
Grades, Weights and Prices.
According to the official classification for grading wheal, No. 1 wheat
must weigh not less than 60 pounds
per measured bushel; No. 2 wheat
must weigh not less than 58 pounds,
und No. .'! wheat not less than 56
pounds per measured bushel. The
amount of moisture, smut, rye, etc.,
must also be within certain limits
within these grades.
The price to be paid for No. 2 wheat
shall be 3 cents per bushel less than
for No. 1 and the price for No. 3 shall
be 4 cents leas than for No. 2, or 7
cents less than for No. 1.
Test and Bushel Defined.
With these new standards it occurred to many growers that was not
a fair way of marketing their wheat.
It seemed strange to some that they
were required to give 60 pounds for
u bushol when their wheat tested but
at! pounds. Wheat is sold by weight
aud 60 pounds are required for the
legul bushel. The test of wheat 1b an
indication of its quality. Wheat which
testb 56 pounds to the measured bushel will not produce as much flour as
wheat which tests 60 pounds per
measured bushel. The ihgher the test
the better the quality and the larger
the quantity of flour, and tho higher
the price paid.
The producer who soils wheat that
tests 5ti must give a larger bulk of his
wheat tor a bushel than the grower
whose; wheat tests 60. Both give the
same number of pounds, however, but
tho latter gives wheat of better quality and hence should receive a higher
price. The test of wheat, is un indication of its quality; the higher the
test the higher its quality. Wheat Is
tested by measure to determine Its
grade or quality and sold by the bushel, which means 60 pounds, regardless
of what it measures.
Kiineiiii services for Mrs'.. F. M.
Barnes, 79 years old, who passed away
Monday night at the local hospital,
were set for this afternoon at 2
o'elock at the Methodist church, Rev.
Black, former pastor, conducting. Interment was to be in Middle Kidge
cemetery.
Mrs. flames had been III for almost
a year. Three weeks ago she became
critically III, and was removed to the
hospital. For ninny years she lived
on the Middle Rldgo, but upon the
death of her husband and daughter,
moved to Amherst and made her
home with Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Jenne.
Surviving are two half-brothers,
Horace Collier of Klyria and M. C.
lleinis ot Lorain, und throe nieces.
Mrs. A. R. Tolhurst and Mrs. W. II.
Jenne of Amherst and Mrs. Albert
Lowe of Cleveland.
LATTIN COMPANY GTES GOING.
About a dozen girlu are now employed at tbe H. A. Lattin Co. factory
on Mill avenue. Girls are being added gradually, and production is now
on the up-grade.
Some difficulty has been experienced in completing the sewer which will
serve the property, quicksand having
' een encountered, but It is hoped to
complete It within a short time.
ROTH FAMILY GETS
HELP FROM FRIENDS
BENEFITS PLANNED—FUNERAL
OF FIRE VICTIM ATTENDED
BY MANY.
Friends and well wishers of the
Louis Roth family of South Amherst
during the last week have come to
the assistance of the stricken family
In splendid manner. (Sifts of money,
furniture and clothing have, been
pouring Into the town hall in an endless stream, and even now continue.
Money and articles of clothing have
come from points at some distance,
and every effort has been made to
make the scattered family as comfortable us circumstances will allow.
Two truck loads of furniture and
supplies were delivered Tuesday to
the family by Mayor Foster, the Amherst Furniture Co. trucks being used.
At the chautauqua services alst
Sunday morning the collection was
turned over to the Roth family. It
amounted to over $65. This coming
Sunday a benefit ball game at South
Amherst is expected to add a considerable sum to that already given.
Funeral of Daughter.
Funeral esrvlces for Alice, the 13-
year old daughter who was fatally
burned in the Are which destroyed
the Roth home, were held last Thursday afternoon from the home ot Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gasser, and aervlces
also were held ut tho South Amherst
Congregational church. The building
was filled with relatives aud friends,
but the mother was unable to be present, huving been severely burned in
the conflagration while attempting to
save the children from the flames.
The casket was surrounded with flor-
al offerings, llev. Steiner conducted
the services, with interment in Efer-
green cemetery.
In udditlon to the survivors mentioned lust week, another daughter,
20 years old. employed in Elyria, survives.
While the land on which the burned
home stood is owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Roth, it ia not believed they will again
build a home there. The house was
totally destroyed, a pile of coal' in
the basement still smoldering. A
metal bunk, lilted with silver coins,
wus found intact, but the money wus
melted into a solid mass.
COONCIL IN
LONG SESSION
PUZZLING PROBLEMS UP—C. A 8.
W. FARE QUESTION STILL
UN8ETTLED.
BENEFIT BASEBALL GAME
SUNDAY AT SOUTH AMHER8T
At the South Amherst ball grounds
Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2:30 p. m. a benefit baseball game will be staged for
the Louis Roth family, which suffered
so terribly lu the recent lire which
destroyed their home an dcaused the
death of the 13 year old daughter,
Alice. The contestlgn teams will be
the Elyria Moose and the South Amherst Tigers, and a battle royal is in
prospect. All the proceeds will go to
the Roth family, and a large crowd
should be present.
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.
The Amherst City bund is to give
another of its popular band concerts
this evening at the square, the following program having been arranged:
March, "Democracy" (Beyer).
Overture, "Debutante (Meyers).
Serenade, "Heurt's Desire" (Schu-
munn).
March, "Kemper Cadet" (Harris).
Selection, "Operatic Gems" (l)al-
bey).
March, "Live Wire" (l)elvecho).
"Star Spangled Haulier."
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Miss Edna Heller has just returned
from a two week's .vacation visit at
Battle Creek, Mich. x
WANTED—Board and room ni same
house by one, two or more men.
Address Boa A, News office. 21-28
INFANT SON DIE8.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic
church, Rev. Fr. Sheffield conducting,
for the 4 months' old son ot Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Zuzula of South Ambers'.
who passed away Friday morning. Interment was in St. Joseph's cemetery.
GIRL WANTED. Apply at George
Brothers Ice Cream Parlor.
Old Sewer in Ehrman Lot Creates Interesting Question—Other Matters of Importance.
In a long und tiresome session the
village council Tuesday evening was
confronted hy several puzzling questions, some or which were thoroughly
threshed out, others deferred for future consideration.
The first one was brought up by
William Khrmiin. On his recently
purchased lot. on which he Is about
to erect a new home, after digging
about If inches for his celler, the
workmen discovered un I inch sewer
pipe running squurely across the site.
A seurch of old records und questioning of former village officials disclosed that the sewer drains an entire
district around the Clevelund avenue
cemetery. In years gone by then-
was un open ditch which carried away
the storm water, but afterward the
sewer pipe was laid and the ditch
filled. Who must pay for moving the
pipe, and where to move It were discussed, but no decision reached. Provided other adjacent property owners
do not object, it was the sense of the
council that tho pipe be dug up uud
reluld, running uround back of the
proposed site for the house. It will
cost somewhere in the neighborhood
of $100 to do this.
Kven then, the problem is not solved, because if other cellars are dug
In adjacent lots, the sume sewer pipe
will be struck. Mr. Khrman, however,
wishes to go ahead with his building,
and whatever Is done must be donu
at once.
Fare Raise Up.
The question of the request of C. A
S. W. officials for u raise in price of
commutation tickets between Amherst
und Lorain from 7 12 to 12 1-2 cents
brought ulmut considerable discussion.
The city solicitor, J. J. Stnythe, believed it was not up to the council at
this time to grant uny increase, but
if it must come, un effort should be
made to secure concessions from the
railway company in the way of better service, better cars, and in other
particulars where Amherst is getting
the worst of the deal. The council
expressed itself as against a raise
greater than to 10 cents, und then
only If improvement., In service can
he secured.
The matter will be threshed out
next Tuesday evening, when railway
officials will be invited to be present.
Protests Against Bicycle Ordinance.
0, E Hurlbut, who gets arrested
every few dayB for riding a bicycle
on the sidewalk, contrary to the ordinance, but us he says, in a careful
and sane manner, protested to the
council against the ulleged unfair enforcement of the ordinance. He said
it is impossible not to ride on the
sldowalk because the west side orad
is impossible to ride in. and his stand
found support among memebrs of the
SCOTCH. At u recent meeting, however, the council decided it wanted
the ordinance enforced strictly. Now
tho ordinance committee will decide
just how it wishes the ordinance enforced, and the marshall will be Instructed accordingly.
Councilman O. 11. Baker brought
up several mutters of importance. He
believed there should be a water tap
or two in the cemeteries, so lot owners would not huve to carry water in
order to keep flowers and shrubbery
growing.
Fred Holzhauer has asked the council to fix his lot line. The council decided it could do nothing Inn instruct
him to build bis fence where the deed
says the lot line should be. This, however, will leave a three-cornered plot
of land ut the corner ot East aud
Cross streets which seems to have no
owner.
Five of six loads of lake gravel will
be purchased with which to repair
tho west side and North Main streets.
Lake gravel Is now available at certain points along tbe shore.
A piece of ground not far from
town und near the road, is said to be
available for use us a city dump. The
committee will look it over.
It was reported the village tax
money will be on hand within u few
days. It is very welcome.
The street conuuisaiouer's report
was read. Bills will be paid, also.
Council adjourend ut 10:30.
GOES TO SYRIA TO GET BRIDE.
Ellas Abraham, young Amherst
Syrian with two of his countrymen,
left Monday for Now York, from
which port they will embark on a ship
bound for Syria. Mr. Abraham says
he will bring a wito back with him
withiu a few months It is said she
refused to make the journey alone,
but is perfectly willing to come provided she is with her husband.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank tbe amny kind
friends, neighbors and societies who
so greatly assisted us during our re
oent bereavement, in the loss ot our
beloved wife and mother.
DONALD ROSIE AND FAMILY.
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